Henry John Elwes

Henry John Elwes
Black-and-white photographic portrait of a bearded gentleman in a suit
Henry John as a young man
Born(1846-05-16)16 May 1846
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Died26 November 1922(1922-11-26) (aged 76)
England
NationalityBritish
Alma materEton College
Known forGalanthus elwesii
Eremurus elwesii
Genus Lilium
AwardsVictoria Medal
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Entomology
Lepidoptery
Arboriculture
InstitutionsRoyal Horticultural Society

Henry John Elwes, FRS (16 May 1846 – 26 November 1922) was a British botanist, entomologist, author, lepidopterist, collector and traveller who became renowned for collecting specimens of lilies during trips to the Himalaya and Korea. He was one of the first group of 60 people to receive the Victoria Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1897. Author of Monograph of the Genus Lilium (1880), and The Trees of Great Britain & Ireland (1906–1913) with Augustine Henry, as well as numerous articles, he left a collection of 30,000 butterfly specimens to the Natural History Museum, including 11,370 specimens of Palaearctic butterflies.[1]

  1. ^ Salmon, M. A. (2000). The Aurelian Legacy: British Butterflies and Their Collectors. Harley Books, Colchester. ISBN 0-946589-40-2